La Baie Dore Antibes
579 bd de la Garoupe Antibes, French Riviera - Cote d'Azur, Provence, 06160, France
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Close the door on your way out
... strewn all over the floor. The rucksack is in for repair. It's a small job but it needs stitching before it gets any worse. The guy originally said it would be ready next Friday. Ten days for a tiny amount of stitching. A smaller job was done by a smaller shop in Berlin in pretty much a day. Now I get the bag back on the day I fly out. Meanwhile it's goodbyes in the time of Facebook. In fact I prefer au revoir - the meaning and philosophy is more appealing.
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Road Trip!
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Going there in the wintertime was a totally different experience from my last visit in mid-summer. On the plus side, whereas I remember the baking heat and puffing and sweating up the hill, this time it was much more comfortable and the hill didn't seem nearly so high. Also, there were very few people there. On the downside, most of the shops were closed and the village had an almost deserted feeling compared to ...
We immerse ourselves in the beauty of Antibes
... in Italy, we never found gelato that was better. Yum. Nicolas was happy because I gave him the tiny spoon to play with. A new piece of plastic is all it takes most times... Today, the weather was hot and sunny so we thought it would be a perfect time to check out the beach community of Juan les Pins. This area that we call Antibes is actually made up a few related neighborhoods: Antibes proper is the city and includes the old town, the port, etc. Juan les Pins is the area to ...
The Last French Call
... to start off with but the wind died and it turned out to be a relaxing day. The end of the day saw us sitting on the boat chatting over a few bottles of wine. And since then Amber went off on her charter and we left the dullness of port to anchor just 10 minutes down the coast. It is a bit of a mission walk to get back to the central Antibes but I guess a walk never did anyone harm.
It was really good to see my sister again and this time it was at least for a while. ...
Antibes, Summer Solstice
... of heirloom variety, french radishes (all of these are already consumed!) Again, Meghan's ability to converse in french was wonderful. However, the cute young frenchman who was helping her with the ham got a bit flustered (she is so cute!) and gave us quite a bit more than she asked for... then he gave her the extra free, with a blush. His dad and I exchanged a wink as he flirted with her! For dinner we purchased some fresh ravioli and sauce, it is such ...


